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- Cedar Falls is 0% more densely populated than Bettendorf.
- People are 22.8% less likely to be married in Cedar Falls.
- The Median Age is 10.9 years younger in Cedar Falls.
 Bettendorf, IACedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,500329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock2838.4
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 Population - 201033,281  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,145285,036,114
 Population - 199028,132  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now30.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,399.893.4
 Land Area21.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bettendorf, IACedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock14.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Bettendorf, IACedar Falls, IAUnited States
 White83.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian6.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bettendorf, IACedar Falls, IAUnited States
 Married Population56.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.3%50.2%
 Never Married25.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock6.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.432.60
 Households15,311  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,25280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock52.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,937  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 19 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 13 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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